Our last day of school was on June 19th which was three weeks (and one day) ago. Leading up to June 19th, the weather here in CT sort of sucked. We had a lot of rain and it seemed like the sun was never going to come out and stay out and summer weather would […]
Parenting
Disappointment Is A Requirement
Number 7 is the baby of the family. Here she is on her first day of preschool when she was not quite three years old. Super cute, right? Being the baby of the family, she (as many youngest kids often do) has a way of working her magic on people and getting what she wants. […]
Lessons From Little House On The Prairie
My parents gave me the entire Little House On The Prairie DVD set for Christmas a few years ago. It is one of my favorite gifts to date. We started watching it as a family then, but the three little guys were really too little to get it, and we only made it the beginning […]
If You Are Sick Of Having To Lose Your Sh*t Before Your Family Listens, Then Stop Losing Your Sh*t Before Your Family Listens
The other day I saw a post floating around Facebook entitled I’m Sick Of Having To Lose My Shit Before My Family Listens. This caught my eye because, well, I would have said something similar years ago. But I’ve spent the past few years doing a lot of work on myself. And here is the […]
Gifts From The Universe
I shared this earlier on Facebook today. And I wanted to publish it here for anyone who either missed it on Facebook or who isn’t on Facebook: I LOVE summer, but when the kids are home from school, I panic every year. Working from home, I go into complete freak out mode wondering how I’m […]
How Does That Go Over With The Teachers?
When it comes to elementary education, there are three things I feel pretty strongly about. I don’t believe in homework for students in grades K through 4. I think kids need way more recess than they currently receive. I don’t believe kids should have cell phones in school. If you’ve been around here for a […]
